HIV and AIDS U.S. RESOURCES
These are U.S. HIV and AIDS Resources.
Please also see:
HIV and AIDS (International) || Pediatric HIV Infection and AIDS
General Health Care Resources
ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
(click here for Organizations/Agencies)
About 900,000 Americans Have HIV, Government Says
Reuters, February 25, 2002
AIDS at 20
Newsday, May 2001
AIDS Epidemic Takes Toll on Black Women
The New York Times, July 3, 2001
AIDS Epidemic Update - December 2003
Report from UNAIDS, 2003. [PDF]
AIDS/HIV and the Eye
Information pamphlet from the Canadian Academy of Opthalmologists.
AIDS in the Priesthood
Kansas City Star, January 2000
AIDS in Prisons
The New York Times, May 21, 2001
AIDS Talk Costs Job: Ahern Asked To Leave Rowland's Office
The Hartford Courant, June 7, 2002
Anemia Is A Common, Serious Problem for HIV-Infected Women
Reuters Health, February 8, 2002
Ashcroft Says Will Halt INS Bid to Deport Thai Boy
Reuters, July 23, 2001
Black Leaders Issue AIDS Alert
The Associated Press, June 8, 2001
Cannabinoid Use Unlikely to Affect Efficacy of HIV Therapy
Reuters Health, March 20, 2002
Check My Meds
Free online service providing info on drug/drug and drug/food interactions with HIV and AIDS medications.
Childhood Sexual Abuse and Risk Behaviors Among Men at High Risk for HIV Infection
American Journal of Public Health 214-219, February 2002, Vol 92, No. 2.
Control of HSV-2 Infections Could Help Prevent HIV Spread
Reuters Health, January 7, 2002
End-Stage AIDS Patient Profile in US Has Changed Since HAART
Reuters Health, March 15, 2002
Factors Affecting Quality of Life in Patients With HIV Infection
The AIDS Reader, 2001
Forty Million Living with HIV
BBC News, November 28, 2001
Group: Elderly New Face of HIV-AIDS
The Associated Press, May 11, 2002
A Guide to the Clinical Care of Women With HIV: 2001 Edition
Published by the HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration. [PDF]
High Prevalence of HIV Infection Seen Among Incarcerated Women
Reuters Health, April 29, 2002
High-Risk Sex Among Men Linked to Childhood Abuse
Reuters Health, February 4, 2002
HIV/AIDS Among US Women: Minority and Young Women at Continuing Risk
Report from the Center for Disease Control regarding HIV/AIDS infection among young and minority women.
HIV From Heterosexual Sex Soars Among Teen Girls
Reuters Health, July 20, 2001
HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis In The 21st Century
Emerging Infectious Diseases (7)2, 2001
Increased Selenium May Protect HIV-Positive Patients From Mycobacterial Disease
Reuters Health, March 8, 2002
Intensive Grief Counseling Can Reduce Viral Load
Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, May 2001
Labor Body Backs Job Code to Protect AIDS Sufferers
Reuters, June 22, 2001
Management of HIV-Infected Women and Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
Report is part of the material from the First International AIDS Symposium Conference on HIV Pathogens and Treatment, held July, 2001 in Argentina.
Many HIV Patients Don't Plan for End-Of-Life Care
Reuters Health, June 13, 2001
Miami Herald, March 3, 2001
Mom's HIV Drugs Not Linked to Premature Birth
Reuters Health, June 13, 2002
New HIV Infections Striking Nearly 1 in 7 Young, Gay Black Men
MSNBC, May 31, 2001
NIH Research: Garlic Supplements Reduce Blood Levels of Saquinavir
AIDS Read 12(2):60, 2002
Older HIV-Infected Patients As Responsive to ART As Younger Individuals
Reuters Health, May 15, 2002.
Patient Factors Predict HAART Use Among HIV-Positive Women
Reuters Health, January 7, 2002
Planning for Children Whose Parents Are Dying of HIV/AIDS
Policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, February 1999.
Psychological Aspects of Living with HIV Disease
Western Journal of Medicine, November 2001
Research Developments in HIV/AIDS
AIDS Read 12(1):12-16, 2002
Rifamycin Resistance Seen in AIDS Patients With TB Receiving Intermittent Therapy
Reuters Health, March 15, 2002
Rural Americans with HIV Suffer Emotional Damage
Reuters Health, April 18, 2001
Rural Black Women in US Not Worried About HIV Infection
Reuters Health, April 3, 2002
'Safer Sex Fatigue,' Confidence in HIV Treatment Lead to Risky Sex Behavior
Reuters Health, April 23, 2002
Some Terminally Ill Parents Avoid Custody Planning
Reuters Health, June 12, 2001
Tenofovir: The First Nucleotide for HIV Infection
Infections in Medicine 19(1):11, 38, 2002
US Foundation Bars Glaxo Over AIDS Drug Pricing
Reuters Health, May 27, 2002
Virtual Hospital's Family Practice Handbook
HIV and AIDS information for medical providers. Includes info on secondary infections, pediatric AIDS, and HIV and pregnancy.
White House Considering Shift in HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategies
Reuters Health, February 26, 2002
Young HIV Carriers Unaware of Virus
The Associated Press, July 8, 2002
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
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AIDSinfo
P.O. Box 6303
Rockville, MD 20849-6303
Phone: (301) 519-0459
TTY Toll-free: 1-888-480-3739
Toll-free: 1-800-448-0440
www.aidsinfo.nih.gov
An HIV/AIDS education and resource center provided as a service of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department. Includes information about treatment, drugs, and clinical trials.
AIDS Education Global Information System
P.O. Box 184
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92693-0184
Phone: (949) 248-5843
www.aegis.com
AEGIS is a non-profit service operating in 66 countries, which includes a searchable news archive, prevention information, a law library, information on treatment options and living with HIV.
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
UC San Francisco
74 New Montgomery, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: (415) 597-9100
URL: www.caps.ucsf.edu
Research projects, model programs, fact sheets, education and research publications available for download. Includes English and Spanish sections for pediatric AIDS, adolescents, Latino, African-American, and the elderly.
Center for Mental Health Research on AIDS
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 6217
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 443-9700
www.nimh.nih.gov/DMDBA/cmhra.cfm
Research activities related to the primary and secondary prevention of AIDS and the neurobehavioral consequences of HIV infection in adults, adolescents, and children.
International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
33 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60602-2601
Phone: (312) 795-4930
www.iapac.org
Physicians specializing in HIV/AIDS care, contains up-to-date information on research, treatment, prevention.
Johns Hopkins AIDS Service
P.O. Box 5252
Baltimore, MD 21224
hopkinsguides.com
Education, prevention, treatment, Q&A, free newsletter, epidemiology info. Sections for patients and professionals, links and referrals.
National AIDS/HIV Hotline
Toll-free: 1-800-342-AIDS (2437)
TTY Toll-free: 1-800-243-7889
Spanish Toll-free: 1-800-344-SIDA (7432)
www.ashastd.org/nah/
Questions answered, referrals to free testing and treatment nationwide. A service of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
National Association on HIV Over Fifty
23 Miner Street
Boston, MA 02215-3318
Phone: (617) 233-7107
www.hivoverfifty.org
The NAHOF's mission is to promote the availability of a full range of educational, prevention, service and health care programs for persons over age fifty affected by HIV.
The National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS
105 East 22nd Street, Suite 711
New York, NY 10010
Phone: (212) 614-0023
www.blca.org
BLCA's mission is to inform, coordinate and organize the volunteer efforts of Black leadership to meet the challenge of fighting AIDS in their local communities.
National Center for HIV, STD & TB Prevention
1108 Corporate Square
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: (404) 639-8040
www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/nchstp.html
Project Inform
205 13th Street, Suite 2001
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (415) 558-9051
Toll-free: 1-800-822-7422
www.projinf.org
Yoga Group, Inc.
5474 W. Leawood Drive
Littleton, CO 80123
www.yogagroup.org
Non-profit group providing free yoga classes to people with HIV/AIDS. Referrals to groups in other areas, articles, recommended yoga postures, free meditation workshops.
